RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Clinical Importance of Diastolic Sonoelastographic Scoring in the Management of Thyroid Nodules
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
DO 10.3174/ajnr.A2751
A1 H. Yerli
A1 T. Yilmaz
A1 I. Oztop
YR 2011
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/early/2011/10/27/ajnr.A2751.abstract
AB SUMMARY: We determined that the application of a 5-point scoring method by using an external manual compression method synchronized with the diastolic period of the carotid artery by sonoelastography was helpful in the management of thyroid nodules. The mean scores on sonoelastography were 2.74 ± 0.97 for 62 benign nodules and 3.90 ± 0.88 for 10 malignant nodules (P < .01). Eighty-seven percent of benign nodules were determined when a cutoff point between scores 3 and 4 was used.